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  • Three More Arrested in Delaware 'Trooper' Poker Robbery

    Sunday, March 23, 2008, Haley Hintze
    Three Philadelphia brothers were arrested in connection with the robbery, allegedly orchestrated by a Delaware state trooper, of a "high stakes" poker game at an upscale Delaware golf club. The three brothers, Addae C. Powell, 26, Jeffrey N...more
  • UNC 'Hold Em For Hunger' Fundraiser Canceled

    Sunday, March 23, 2008, Matt Wehner
    Students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were disappointed recently when the school's "Hold Em For Hunger" charity poker tournament was canceled due to legal concerns that the tournament would break state regulations rega...more
  • Poker Room Review: Isleta Casino and Resort, Albuquerque, NM

    Sunday, March 23, 2008, Ashley Adams
    The Isleta poker room, located about ten minutes south of downtown Albuquerque, right off Interstate 25, is one of the oldest rooms in New Mexico. I first played there in 1998, well before the huge poker boom and the resulting expansion of ...more
  • Massachusetts House Defeats Casino Bill Banning Online Poker

    Saturday, March 22, 2008, Amy Caslitri
    The controversial Massachusetts bill that would allow three resort-style casinos while criminalizing online gambling was defeated by a House vote of 106-48 on Thursday. Defeating the proposed bill by Governor Deval Patrick had become the ca...more
  • The PokerNews Interview: Brandon Cantu

    Saturday, March 22, 2008, Haley Hintze
    Rarely does a week pass by without news of a big score by a formerly unknown poker player. Brandon Cantu was once one of those names, most of which are rarely heard from again. Vancouver native Cantu emerged from nowhere to win a $1,500 200...more
  • Kentucky Derby Poker Championship at Caesars Indiana Announced

    Friday, March 21, 2008, Josh Nagel
    After watching the thoroughbreds make a run for the roses, players can make a run on the poker oval with the "Poker Brat" and "Mr. Omaha". Noted pros Phil Hellmuth Jr. and Robert "Mr. Omaha" Williamson III will host the Kentucky Derby Poker...more
  • University Study: Poker is a Game of Skill

    Friday, March 21, 2008, Amy Calistri
    In a game of luck, instruction and strategy are immaterial. This was the premise that guided Michael Dedonno and Dr. Douglas K. Detterman on their quest to determine if poker was a game of skill. Their paper in the current issue of Gambling...more
  • He Said, She Said, Vol. 9: Jamie Gold vs. Sam Farha

    Friday, March 21, 2008, Tony ‘Bond18’ and Celina Lin
    The hand (from an entertaining episode of "High Stakes Poker"): Blinds: 300/600 with a 1200 straddle. Gold's stack: ~$391,000 Farha's stack: Over $391,000 Neither player's stack is actually given specifically during the hand, but...more
  • PokerStars Announces Plans to Award Over 1,000 WSOP Seats

    Thursday, March 20, 2008, Haley Hintze
    PokerStars has announced an impressive schedule of events and qualifiers on its site with the end goal of sending over 1,000 players to this summer's WSOP. In the promotion, running for the next several months, PokerStars qualifiers can win...more
  • Massachusetts Casino Bill Receives Negative Committee Recommendation

    Thursday, March 20, 2008, Amy Calistri
    Wednesday, the Massachusetts House Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies voted 10-8 to reject Governor Deval Patrick's proposed bill to build three casinos and criminalize online poker in the state. The committee...more